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Required courses are presented in CAPITAL LETTERS. SWK 101 is required for all First Year Students, and recommended for transfer students. Courses listed here provide one example of how The University of Maine General Education (GE) Requirements, social work prerequisites, and social work foundation courses might be met. Many courses have prerequisites or are offered in only one semester each year. Be sure to check The University of Maine Undergraduate Catalog and the Office of Student Records’ Website http://www.records.ume.maine.edu/ for the most current, detailed listing of classes being offered. Social Work courses marked with an asterisk (*) must be taken during the semester indicated.
FIRST YEAR: FALL SEMESTER
SWK 101
SOC 101
POS 100
PAA 100
PAA 220
ENG 101
XXX ###
XXX ###
OPPORTUNITITES IN SOCIAL WORK
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (GE Social context)
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (GE Social context)
OR
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY
COLLEGE COMPOSITION (GE writing competency)
GE Artistic and creative expression
General Elective
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Total 16
SOC 201
SOC 338
SWK 330
PSY 100
PHI 100
PHI 230
PHI 240
PHI 344
XXX ###
XXX ###
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
(GE cultural diversity)
OR
RACE AND ETHNICITY
(GE cultural diversity)
OR
DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM
(GE cultural diversity)
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONTEMPORARY MORAL
PROBLEMS
(GE West.cult.trad./Ethics)
OR
ETHICS
(GE West.cult.trad./Ethics)
OR
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
(GE West.cult.trad./Ethics)
OR
THEORIES OF JUSTICE
(GE West.cult.trad./Ethics)
General Elective
GE Population and the Environment
3
3
3
3
3
Total 15
BIO 100
BIO 320
XXX ###
XXX ###
XXX ###
BASIC BIOLOGY (GE Lab Science) **
VALUES, HISTORY, PRACTICE
IN SOCIAL
WORK & SOCIAL WELFARE (GE Social Content)
GE Mathematics
General Elective
General Elective
4
3
3
3
3
Total 16
BIO 208
XXX ###
XXX ###
XXX ###
XXX ###
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
(GE Lab Science) **
GE Mathematics
General Elective
General Elective
General Elective
4
3
3
3
3
Total 16
SWK 350*
SWK 395*
SWK 491*
ENG 317
ENG 212
XXX ###
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT I
BEGINNING FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK
METHODS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH
BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL
WRITING
(GE Writing Int.)
-OR-
PERSUASIVE AND ANALYTICAL WRITING
(GE Writing Intensive)
General Elective
3
3
3
3
3
Total 15
SWK 361*
SWK 440*
SWK 395*
SWK 351*
XXX ###
SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND ISSUES
(GE Writing Intensive in the Major)
BEGINNING FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II
General Elective
3
3
3
3
Total 15
SWK 495*
XXX ###
XXX ###
FIELD PRACTICUM IN SOCIAL WORK
General Elective
General Elective
6
3
3
Total 15
SWK 495*
XXX ###
FIELD PRACTICUM IN SOCIAL WORK
General Elective
3
6
3
Total 12
120 Credits are required for graduation. Waived courses do not earn credit hours.
**Students may choose to meet the SWK Human Biology pre-requisite by completing SWK 380: The Biological Person and the Environment. This course does not substitute for the General Education Science requirement. Students taking SWK 380 must complete two GE Science courses. At least one GE Science course must be a lab course.